Specifications
The OverHalo Pod.
Engineering targets for the first Pods. Every figure is a design target, not a tested result.
The Pod
| Type | A stationed enclosure that lives at a venue and is pushed into position by hand |
|---|---|
| Retracted | About 1.3 m deep × 2.54 m wide × 1.8 m tall — a slim bronze box |
| Moving it | Pushed by hand on four heavy-duty braked casters, with a push bar across the back; never self-driving |
| Alignment | Two green line lasers mark exactly where the rails will run; the valet nudges the Pod until both are parallel to the car. Deploy unlocks only when aligned, all legs locked, nobody inside and the clearance sensors clear |
| Car guard | Padded bumper rails line each side of the frame and a soft skirt edges every segment; the shell rides guide rollers locked to the frame so it cannot swing inward; lidar sensors stop all motion if anything comes within 100 mm of the bodywork. Deploy stays locked unless the lasers are within ±0.5° and ±25 mm |
| Deploying frame | The shell rides out on a low bronze frame that rolls on small wheels, so nothing scrapes the paving; it stops 50 mm clear of the bodywork on every side |
| Frame stabilisers | Only once the frame is fully out do its four stabiliser legs lower and lock, taking the frame’s weight off its small wheels. The Pod then stands on eight locked legs, at the unit and at the far end, so wind cannot sway it into the car |
| Drive-on | None. Nothing is driven onto or passes under the car |
| Enclosure | Up to seven rigid segments of hard-coated polycarbonate on bronze aluminium hoops |
| Closing | Automatic: shell out, end wall down and sealed, every joint locked; about 90 seconds including the scan and safety checks |
| Crown height | 1.55 – 2.30 m, set automatically to the car |
| Clearance to the car | At least 150 mm on every side and over the roof |
| Power | Lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery in the base of the Pod, target 10 kWh — a full night of bookings with the AC running. No cord, no pole, no supply at the door |
| Solar | About 600 W of solar panels across the Pod’s own roof, with an MPPT controller: roughly 3 kWh a day in sun-belt sun, topping the pack up whenever the Pod stands in daylight |
| Shore-power charging | A locking 240 V inlet on the back of the Pod and a 3 kW on-board charger. Used ONLY when the Pod is stored: in its storage bay it plugs in and refills overnight. Never plugged in while at a car |
| Where | Warm, sunny locations only. No winter or snow operation |
| OverHalo Events | Delivered on demand by truck and 32 ft low-deck trailer, four Pods a load, to any flat paved site (asphalt, concrete or pavers, slope under 2%), about 7.5 m × 3.5 m per Pod. Crewed by OverHalo valets. Arrives fully charged; no power needed on site |
| At events | Exactly as at a venue: the same eight legs, nothing drilled or fixed to the site |
| After hours | Rolled into a locked storage bay beside the drive and plugged into shore power: out of reach of thieves, out of the weather and charging |
| Climate | Compact AC unit and its fans on the back of the Pod (cooling, dehumidifying), filtered fans, supply low from the box, louvred exhaust along the crown of the shell and low slots in the end wall, motorised dampers, dew-point control |
| Vents | Low intake, high exhaust at the crown; 40 mm louvred slots with stainless mesh and motorised dampers that close in rain and dust |
| Stabiliser legs | No anchors, sockets or pegs — nothing is drilled or fixed to the ground. Casters brake, then four electric screw-jack legs at the unit’s corners lower and lock, lifting the casters just clear so the weight sits on 300 mm rubber-soled pads. Each leg reports contact and lock; Deploy stays locked until all eight do |
| Weight | About 2,000 kg sealed, including ~95 kg of battery and ~650 kg of steel ballast in the unit’s base and the frame rails — heavy on purpose, so weight alone holds it. Pushing it on level paving takes about the effort of a loaded pallet truck |
| Wind | Anemometer on board. Will not start to deploy or retract above 25 mph. Sealed, design target: holds against gusts to ~51 mph with a 1.5 safety margin against sliding on wet paving, roof uplift included; tipping is never the limit. If a forecast passes 45 mph the app tells the valet to retract and store it. Targets until wind-tested |
| Safety | Presence sensing, safety edges with auto-reverse, manual release — designed to UL 325 / EN 12453 |
| Security | Locks at every joint and the end wall; cameras, tamper alerts, cellular |
| App | Guest, valet and venue views; live camera, temperature and lock state; payments split automatically |
| Lighting | Illuminated OVERHALO.COM fascia and warm edge lighting on the box and shell, on all night |
What fits
Up to 6.25 m long, 2.10 m wide and 2.15 m tall.
Examples, with the segments and roof height the Pod would choose for each.
| Lotus Emira | Yes — 6 segments, 1.55 m crown |
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| Ferrari 296 GTB | Yes — 6 segments, 1.55 m crown |
| Lamborghini Revuelto | Yes — 6 segments, 1.55 m crown |
| Porsche 911 | Yes — 6 segments, 1.55 m crown |
| Rolls-Royce Phantom | Yes — 7 segments, 1.80 m crown |
| Mercedes G-Class | Yes — 6 segments, 2.12 m crown |
| Range Rover LWB | Yes — 6 segments, 2.02 m crown |
| Cadillac Escalade | Yes — 7 segments, 2.09 m crown |
| Ford F-150 SuperCrew | Yes — 7 segments, 2.11 m crown |
| GMC Hummer EV, dual-rear-wheel trucks, high-roof vans | No — wider or taller than the Pod |
Targets are from the OverHalo Pod engineering study and will change as the first Pods are built and tested. Claims and testing.